Match report

Preston and Watford Draw 2-2 in Championship Clash

Preston
Preston
2–2
FT
Watford
Watford
Feb 14, 2026

Preston and Watford played out an exciting 2-2 draw in the Championship on Tuesday. Leading through Liam Dobbin's early goal, Preston saw Watford level just before halftime thanks to Ousseni Maamma’s effort and then an own goal by Owain Offiah. Despite Matthew Osmajic helping Preston regain the lead, Watford managed to equalize again.

Key Facts

  • • Preston: Liam Dobbin (19'), Matthew Osmajic (70')
  • • Watford: Ousseni Maamma (55'), Owain Offiah (Own Goal, 57')
  • • Substitutions by Watford: Giora Chakvetadze for Kwadwo Baah (46'), Saba Goglichidze for Fiston Mendy (61'), Lars Kjerrumgaard for Moussa Doumbia (78'), Matthew Pollock for Jeremy Petris (79')
  • • Substitutions by Preston: Aleksandar Vukcevic, Patrick Valentin, and Daniel Jebbison replaced Tim Small, Chris Long, and Miodrag Osmajic respectively at the 63rd minute

Lineups

Preston

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 13 D. Cornell (G)
  • 42 O. Offiah (D)
  • 14 J. Storey (D)
  • 19 L. Gibson (D)
  • 2 P. Valentin (M)
  • 8 A. McCann (M)
  • 4 B. Whiteman (M)
  • 21 A. Devine (M)
  • 3 A. Vukcevic (M)
  • 17 L. Dobbin (F)
  • 9 D. Jebbison (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 J. Walton
  • 16 A. Hughes
  • 18 J. Lewis
  • 26 T. Small
  • 15 J. Thompson
  • 23 A. Moran
  • 10 C. Lang
  • 24 M. Smith
  • 28 M. Osmajic

Watford

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 E. Selvik (G)
  • 25 J. Abankwah (D)
  • 3 S. Goglichidze (D)
  • 6 M. Pollock (D)
  • 21 S. Mfuni (D)
  • 23 N. Mendy (M)
  • 39 E. Kayembe (M)
  • 8 G. Chakvetadze (M)
  • 10 I. Louza (M)
  • 42 O. Maamma (M)
  • 9 L. Kjerrumgaard (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 N. Baxter
  • 7 T. Ince
  • 15 E. Bove
  • 16 M. Bola
  • 20 M. Doumbia
  • 27 F. Mendy
  • 29 J. Petris
  • 34 K. Baah
  • 50 J. Mullins

Timeline

  1. Preston
    19' Preston Goal · Normal Goal
    L. Dobbin · Assist: B. Whiteman
  2. Watford
    46' Watford subst · Substitution 1
    Off: G. Chakvetadze · On: Kwadwo Baah
  3. Watford
    55' Watford Goal · Normal Goal
    O. Maamma · Assist: I. Louza
  4. Watford
    57' Watford Goal · Own Goal
    O. Offiah
  5. Watford
    61' Watford subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Goglichidze · On: F. Mendy
  6. Preston
    63' Preston subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Vukcevic · On: T. Small
  7. Preston
    63' Preston subst · Substitution 2
    Off: P. Valentin · On: C. Lang
  8. Preston
    63' Preston subst · Substitution 3
    Off: D. Jebbison · On: M. Osmajic
  9. Preston
    70' Preston Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Osmajic · Assist: C. Lang
  10. Watford
    78' Watford subst · Substitution 3
    Off: L. Kjerrumgaard · On: M. Doumbia
  11. Watford
    79' Watford subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Matthew Pollock · On: Jeremy Petris
  12. Preston
    81' Preston Card · Yellow Card
    L. Gibson

    Foul

  13. Watford
    86' Watford subst · Substitution 5
    Off: I. Louza · On: E. Bove
  14. Watford
    89' Watford Card · Yellow Card
    Jeremy Petris

    Time wasting

Match Stats

Stat Preston Watford
Fouls 8 6
Pass Accuracy 72% 72%
Offsides 1 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 8 20
Corners 9 7
Total Passes 376 363
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 2 9
Shots on Target 3 5
xG 0.82 0.85
Shots off Target 3 6
Possession 51% 49%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 270 260
Shots Inside Box 6 12
Saves 4 1
Shots Outside Box 2 8

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Liam Dobbin’s goal for Preston in the 19th minute set the early pace for the home team.
  • ▸ Watford’s double strike, including an own goal by Owain Offiah at 57 minutes, turned the momentum in favor of the visitors right before halftime.